The Automatic Motorist
| The Automatic Motorist | |
|---|---|
 Screenshot from the film | |
| Directed by | Walter R. Booth |
Production company |
Kineto Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 10 mins |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | Silent |
The Automatic Motorist is a 1911 British short silent comedy film, directed by Walter R. Booth,[1] featuring a robot chauffeur taking an inventor and a young honeymooning couple on a wild ride around the planets and under the sea. The trick film is a, "virtual remake of The '?' Motorist (1906)," according to Michael Brooke of BFI Screenonline, "but on a bigger scale."[2][3]
References
- ↑ "The Automatic Motorist". MUBI. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ↑ "The Automatic Motorist". BFI Film & TV Database. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
- ↑ Merton, Paul. "How They Laughed". BFI Screenonline. Retrieved 2011-04-24.